OHIO 



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Strawberries are by far the most im- 

 portant of the small fruits grown in 

 Ohio, with raspberries and loganberries 

 and blackberries and dewberries ranking 

 second and third respectively. The total 

 acreage of small fruits in 1909 was 11,- 

 591 and in 1899, 21,121, a decrease of 

 45.1 per cent. The production in 1909 

 was 15,721,000 quarts, as compared with 

 33,736,000 quarts in 1899, and the value 

 $1,296,000, as compared with $1,767,000. 



Orchard fruits, grapes, nuts and tropi- 

 cal fruits: 1909 and 1899. The following 

 table presents data with regard to or- 



chard fruits, grapes, nuts and tropical 

 fruits. The acreage devoted to these 

 products was not ascertained. In corn- 

 Taring one year with the other the num- 

 ber of trees or vines of bearing age is 

 on the wliole a better index of the gen- 

 eral changes or tendencies than the 

 quantity of product, but the data for the 

 censuses of 1910 and 1900 are not closely 

 comparable, and the product is therefore 

 compared, although variations may be 

 due largely to temporarily favorable or 

 unfavorable climatic conditions. 



I Exprp-saed in bushels for orchard fruits and pounds for grapes, nuts and figs. 



- Included with "unclassified." 



3 Consists of products not separately named by the enumerator, but grouped under the designation "all other." 



* Includes .lapanese walnuts, hazelnuts. American nuts and other nuts. 



' Includes Japanese persimmons. 



The total quantity of orchard fruits 

 produced in 1909 was 6,711,000 bushels, 

 valued at $5,692,000. Apples contributed 

 about two-thirds of this quantity, peaches 

 and nectarines most of the remainder. 

 The production of grapes in 1909 

 amounted to 43,933,000 pounds, valued 

 at $859,000, and that of nuts to 559,000 

 pounds, valued at $12,00u. 



The production of all orchard fruits 

 together in 1909 was 68.6 per cent less 

 than that in 1899, and the production of 



grapes also decreased decidedly. The 

 total value of orchard fruits decreased 

 from $6,141,000 in 1899 to $5,692,000 in 

 1909, and that of grapes from $993,000 

 in 1899 to $859,000 in 1909. It should be 

 noted in this connection that the values 

 for 1899 include the value of more ad- 

 vanced products derived from orchard 

 fruits or grapes, such as cider, vinegar, 

 dried fruits, and the like, and may there- 

 fore involve some duplication, while the 

 values shown for 1909 relate only to the 

 products in their original condition. 



